11.23 - Medium Density Residential Zoning District (R-3) § 11.23
Section 11.23: Medium Density Residential
Zoning District (R-3)
Subdivision 1. Purpose
The purpose of the Medium Density Residential Zoning District (R-3) is to provide
for medium density housing (up to ten (10) units per acre with potential for twelve
(12) units per acre with density bonuses) along with directly related and
complementary uses. Senior and physical disability housing is permitted to a
density in excess of twelve (12) units per acre or up to five (5) stories or sixty (60)
feet in height with a Conditional Use Permit.
Source: Ordinance No. 459, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 08-12-11
Subdivision 2. District Established
Properties shall be established within the R-3 Zoning District in the manner
provided for in Section 11.90, Subdivision 3 of this Chapter, and when thus
established shall be incorporated in this Section 11.23, Subdivision 2 by an
ordinance which makes cross-reference to this Section 11.23 and which shall
become a part hereof and of Section 11.10, Subdivision 2 thereof, as fully as if set
forth herein. In addition the R-3 Zoning Districts thus established, and/or any
subsequent changes to the same which shall be made and established in a similar
manner, shall be reflected in the official zoning map of the City as provided in
Section 11.11 of this Chapter.
Source: Ordinance No. 372, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 07-13-07
Subdivision 3. Permitted Uses
The following uses and no other shall be permitted in the R-3 Zoning District:
A. Townhouses, consistent with the City's Mixed-Income Housing Policy
B. Two-family dwellings, consistent with the City's Mixed-Income Housing Policy
C. Multiple-family dwellings of up to ten (10) units or less per acre with
potential of (12) units per acre with density bonuses, consistent with the
City's Mixed-Income Housing Policy
Source: Ordinance No. 631, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 03-15-18
D. Foster Family Homes
E. Essential Services, Class I
F. No more than one (1) kitchen area and one (1) kitchenette shall be
permitted in each dwelling unit.
Source: Ordinance No. 372, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 07-13-07
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Subdivision 4. Accessory Structures and Uses
The following accessory structures and no others shall be permitted in R-3 Zoning
Districts:
A. Enclosed parking structures similar in construction and materials to the
principal structure
B. Storage structures similar in construction and materials to the principal
structure not exceeding five hundred (500) square feet in area. No accessory
structure shall be erected in the R-3 Zoning District to exceed a height of one
(1) story, which is ten (10) feet from the floor to the top horizontal member
of a frame building to which the rafters are fastened, known as the top plate.
C. Private indoor and outdoor recreational facilities, including but not limited to
swimming pools and tennis courts
D. Underground parking structures
E. Other Accessory Structures, as defined in Section 11.03.
F. Setback requirements. The following structure setbacks shall be required for
all enclosed parking structures and other accessory uses in the R-3 Zoning
District.
1. Front Setback. The required minimum front setback shall be twenty-five
(25) feet from any front property line along a street right-of-way line.
2. Side and Rear Yard Setback. The required minimum side and rear setback
for enclosed parking structures and garbage enclosures shall be thirty
(30) feet when abutting any R-1 Zoning District and twenty (20) feet in
all other instances. The required minimum side and rear setback for other
accessory uses shall be fifteen (15) feet.
G. Separation Between Structures. Accessory structures shall be located
completely to the rear of the principal structure and no less than ten (10)
feet from any principal structure and from any other accessory structure.
Source: Ordinance No. 459, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 08-12-11
Subdivision 5. Conditional Uses
The following conditional uses may be allowed after review by the Planning
Commission and approval by the Council following the standards and procedures
set forth in this Chapter:
A. Residential facilities serving twenty-five (25) or more persons.
B. Group Foster Homes
Source: Ordinance No. 372, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 07-13-07
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C. Senior and physical disability housing to a density in excess of twelve (12)
units per acre, consistent with the City's Mixed-income Housing Policy or up
to five (5) stories or sixty (60) feet in height
Source: Ordinance No. 631, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 03-15-18
D. Retail sales, Class I and II restaurant establishments, and professional offices
within principal structures containing twenty (20) or more dwelling units
when located upon any minor or major arterial street. Any such sales
establishment or office shall be located only on the ground floor and have
direct access to the street.
Source: Ordinance No. 372, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 07-13-07
*Re-lettering Source (E):
Ordinance No. 459, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 08-12-11
Subdivision 6. Buildable Lots
In the R-3 Zoning District a lot of a minimum area of fifteen thousand (15,000)
square feet shall be required for any principal structure. A minimum lot width of
one hundred (100) feet at the front setback line shall be required.
Subdivision 7. Corner Visibility
All structures in the R-3 Zoning District shall meet the requirements of the corner
visibility requirements in Chapter 7 of the City Code.
Subdivision 8. Easements
No structures in the R-3 Zoning District shall be located in dedicated public
easements.
Subdivision 9. Maximum Coverage by Building and Impervious
Surfaces
Structures, including accessory structures, shall not occupy more than forty percent
(40%) of the lot area. Total impervious surface on any lot shall not exceed sixty
percent (60%) of the lot area.
Subdivision 10. Principal Structures
Principal structures in the R-3 Zoning District shall be governed by the following
requirements:
A. Setback Requirements. The following structure setbacks shall be required for
principal structures in the R-3 Zoning District.
1. Front Setback. The required minimum front setback shall be twenty-five
(25) feet from any front property line along a street right-of-way line. An
open front porch for each building, with no screens, may be built on the
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ground level to within seventeen (17) feet of a front property line along a
street right-of-way line.
2. Side and Rear Yard Setback. When directly abutting any R-1 Zoning
District, the required side and rear yard setback shall be thirty (30) feet.
In all other instances, the required side and rear yard setback shall be
twenty (20) feet.
B. Maximum Density. Dwelling units shall not be built at a rate greater than ten
(10) units per acre, unless they meet the provisions of Subdivision 12.
Source: Ordinance No. 372, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 07-13-07
C. Height. No building shall exceed four (4) stories or forty-eight (48) feet in
height, whichever is less. Senior and physical disability housing with a
Conditional Use Permit shall not exceed five (5) stories or sixty (60) feet in
height.
Source: Ordinance No. 459, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 08-12-11
Subdivision 11. Density Bonus
Multiple Family dwellings providing sidewalks as required by the City shall be
granted one (1) of the following density bonuses.
A. Underground Parking. The provision of one (1) or more underground parking
space per dwelling unit shall increase the maximum allowable density by two
(2) units per acre.
B. Public Transit. Scheduled public transit route within one thousand (1000) feet
of the primary entrance accessed by public sidewalk shall result in an
increase in the maximum allowable density by one (1) unit per acre and
reduce required parking to one and one half (1.5) spaces per dwelling.
C. Recreation. Indoor or outdoor recreation facilities such as swimming pools,
porches, tennis courts, or other facilities requiring a substantial investment
equaling at minimum five percent (5%) of the construction cost of the
principal structure shall increase the maximum allowable density by two (2)
units per acre.
Source: Ordinance No. 372, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 07-13-07
*Renumbering Source (11):
Ordinance No. 459, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 08-12-11
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